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Well, it depends on how large the storm surge. I have seen water rise 10 feet from a river during a storm surge. It also depends on lake or river, because of if it is moving water or still water.
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What is a storm urge?
If you mean storm surge, it is a bulge created on a body of water by the low pressure of a storm. If it is high enough i can flood land.
Is it true that high wind is called storm surge?
No. A storm surge is a bulge on the surface of a body of water created by strong winds.
What contributes the storm surge?
"Storm surge" is the above-normal water level caused by tropical storms, especially by the high winds. The storm surge can be higher or lower than otherwise might be the case depending on the tides; a storm surge at high tides can be far more destructive than the storm at low tides.
What is the difference between a storm surge or a tidal bore?
A storm surge is a mass of water that is pushed on land by the winds of a large, powerful storm such as a hurricane. A tidal bore is a wave that travels up a river, bay or inlet produce by an incoming high tide.
Where do the water bulges occur on earth during the tides?
bulges of water in the ocean are called high tides.
How will high tide and a full moon affect storm surge with Hurricane Sandy?
When the storm surge of a hurricane comes in at high tide the affect is worse, as the height of the high tide is added to the storm surge to produce a storm tide. The high tide is highest during the full and new moon phases.
Which of the following natural disasters is characterize by high winds heavy surf and flood?
HurricaneA storm surge that causes extensive coastal damage to property and leading to possible loss of life.
What causes a hurricane's storm surge other than a combination of high winds?
Low pressure also contributes to the storm surge.
Are high wind called storm surge?
No, it's not. The storm surge a a bulge on the surface of the ocean created by strong winds, usually from a hurricane. The storm surge usually results in severe coastal flooding.
What is storm tide?
Storm tide occurs when the storm surge of a hurricane comes in on top of high tide. The heights of the storm surge and high tide are added together, resulting in worse flooding than if they same storm had struck at low tide.
What is a storm tide?
A storm tide is a storm surge caught in high tide, which causes stronger damage.
What are the big waves and abnormally high ocean tides that occur during a typhoon called?
The high water level, which is not a tide, is called the storm surge.
